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TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE
KNOWLEDGENET PENETRATES EUROPEAN
E-LEARNING MARKET WITH
AZLAN PARTNERSHIP
KnowledgeNet's Entrance Into European Market Paves Way to Deliver Concrete Business Results for European Customers Through Results-Based Enterprise E-Learning Solutions
PHOENIX -- August 7, 2002 –
KnowledgeNet(R), Inc., the fastest-growing provider of enterprise e-learning solutions, today announced a reseller partnership with Azlan, Europe's leading networking solutions provider. The deal is a significant step forward for KnowledgeNet as it marks the company's entry into the European market. Under the terms of the agreement, Azlan will serve as the European sales partner for KnowledgeNet and will actively market and distribute the KnowledgeNet® INTERACTIVE and KnowledgeNet®EXPRESS learning solutions to its customers.
Award-winning KnowledgeNet INTERACTIVE is a true, second-generation e-learning environment. It provides an engaging, multimedia-rich self-paced learning experience that delivers unprecedented levels of learning efficiency and effectiveness through advanced instructional design concepts such as prescriptive learning and technically accurate, captivating simulations, along with anytime, anywhere accessibility. KnowledgeNet EXPRESS is a breakthrough e-learning product offering that combines the benefits of web-based, expert-led instruction with the flexibility and value of a self-paced environment - essentially bringing a world-class technical instructor to your home or office according to your own schedule preferences.
Through this partnership, Azlan can now offer customers a comprehensive training solution, including: classroom training using their 186 classrooms throughout Europe; live instructor-led training via the Web that leverages their certified instructors to deliver a virtual classroom to the student's desktop; and self-paced courses via the KnowledgeNet INTERACTIVE and EXPRESS offerings. Azlan will also have the ability to provide customers with access to KnowledgeNet® MENTOR, a training support system for students enrolled in a KnowledgeNet course that includes: one-on-one coaching via email and chat; practice labs; technology and certification advice; and additional coaching resources.
All these solutions are supported via the KnowledgeNet Learning Management System (LMS), which tracks students through the self-paced learning process, and the Azlan "MANE" program, which provides the training needs analysis necessary to select the correct learning modality.
"KnowledgeNet has the recognized status as an e-learning leader within the training industry," said Richard Leigh, European training director, Azlan. "We are very pleased to make available KnowledgeNet's next-generation e-learning solutions to our European customers. Having three primary training delivery methods allow us to offer a tailored, blended solution that best fits the needs of our customers. Our customers no longer have to choose between e-learning or classroom training. They can have both, in the format that best serves their business and learning objectives."
"KnowledgeNet is committed to delivering learning solutions that drive tangible business results for our customers. A key component to this commitment is the quality of our partners," said Tom Graunke, CEO and co-founder of KnowledgeNet. "Azlan is the leading European training and distribution organization. This partnership clearly validates our results-driven and cost-effective solutions approach. I look forward to working with Azlan and helping them realize the true promise of e-learning through solutions that deliver a clear competitive advantage."
About Azlan Azlan Group PLC is a pan-European solutions group, quoted on the London Stock Exchange, operating in the networking communications sector. Azlan currently operates one of the largest certified independent training organizations in Europe specializing in authorized technical network training for leading IT manufacturers, with 186 training rooms at 31 sites in 13 countries. The training business employs some 200 qualified trainers who are able to deliver training in 20 languages and is one of the largest training companies in Europe for Cisco, Microsoft, Novell, Nortel, GTS and Lotus. In addition, Azlan provides customized training, learning consultancy and full outsource solutions to major corporate, government and IT clients. Visit Azlan at http://www.azlan.com/.
About KnowledgeNet KnowledgeNet is the fastest-growing company in the learning industry. KnowledgeNet offers a second-wave, internet-based learning suite - "enterprise e-learning" - that is the only results-based corporate e-learning solution. The Company's over 1,500 titles of instructor-led and self-paced content and delivery solutions constitute an integrated suite of e-learning products that can be easily customized to suit individual learning styles. KnowledgeNet has received nearly a dozen industry distinctions for its e-learning solutions. KnowledgeNet is a Cisco Learning Solutions Partner, and is a Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (CTEC) as well as a Microsoft Certified Partner. Of the Fortune 50, 47 companies are KnowledgeNet customers, including blue-chip companies and institutions such as Cisco, EMC, GE, Lockheed Martin and Sun Microsystems. Founded in 1998, KnowledgeNet is a privately held company based in Phoenix, Arizona. Visit KnowledgeNet at http://www.knowledgenet.com/. For more information, call 1-888-577-5779.
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Contacts: David McCann KnowledgeNet Public Relations (480) 315-4724 david.mccann@knowledgenet.com